tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post4000140923833746933..comments2023-08-24T18:26:14.508-07:00Comments on Pragmatarianism: The Opportunity Costs of WarXerographicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-90887919613060093042011-11-26T18:24:45.102-08:002011-11-26T18:24:45.102-08:00Yeah, my tagline is kind of confusing. The tax ra...Yeah, my tagline is kind of confusing. The tax rate would be exactly the same but people would be able to directly allocate their taxes among the various government organizations. Or they could just give their taxes to the IRS.<br /><br />Forcing taxpayers to consider the opportunity costs of their tax allocation decisions would produce an efficient allocation of public goods and reveal the actual extent of the <a href="http://pragmatarianism.blogspot.com/2011/11/blind-men-and-scope-of-government.html" rel="nofollow">free-rider problem</a>.Xerographicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824790768118172625.post-56085345550624514782011-11-26T17:36:29.364-08:002011-11-26T17:36:29.364-08:00"Donations to Government Organizations Should..."Donations to Government Organizations Should Be 100% Tax Deductible"<br /><br />Saw you over at antiwar.com and was intrigued by this post and even more so once I saw your tagline.<br /><br />Question: in using the word "donation" I assume you mean that taxes would be voluntary - or is it that some level of compulsory taxation (sorry to repeat myself) would accompany further donations for additional services and those would be tax deductible?<br /><br />If it is the former, and all money given to government was voluntary, why would we even need a government, as markets essentially perform the same function? And indeed, wouldn't the institution known as the state cease to exist?Throwing Knives Experthttp://knivesguide.com/noreply@blogger.com